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382 lines · a line number is a link to itselfA part of a container file (WORK-9): lines 7,683–8,202, pdf pp. 114-119 of New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Evelyn-White 1926) — a witness of The Death and Assumption of the Virgin, related by Saints Peter and John (ruling WORK-1: a container is read inside the compositions it holds). Only this range is shown here; the whole file holds every part. Fragment only: this is the only copy of the work served on this site, and it is a fragment of the work.
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| 1 | ⲃ. SAINTS PETER AND JOHN |
| 2 | The Death and Assumption of the Virgin. |
| 3 | Parchment. A complete leaf and six fragments from a single ⲙ. |
| 4 | Frag. 1 (Cod. Tisch. XX1v, 4 is a complete leaf, 33 x 25 cm., containing the title of the work, set in a |
| 5 | frame of elaborate interlaced work in red and yellow, and the opening of the narrative proper. At the foot of |
| 6 | the page is the numeral pox, added by a later but ancient hand and indicating the position of this leaf in the |
| 7 | volume in which the tract was bound up. At regular intervals in the right-hand border small rectangular |
| 8 | spaces are reserved for an interrupted inscription. The first reads [ⲭ] the second numeral (?) being |
| 9 | exceedingly doubtful; the second reads [ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲙ︦ ] the third |voe|; the fourth is utterly illegible. The third |
| 10 | must surely be a date—probably 375 ⲏ. the first should then be 601 and the second should read ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ Mp |
| 11 | “of the Martyrs.” Both dates (if the first is rightly read) answer to g85/6 A.D., the presumed date of the ms. |
| 12 | Frags. 2—5 (Cod. Tisch. xxv, 22, 31, 30, 23%) are the remains of two adjacent sheets in a quire (22 and 23 |
| 13 | are connected, as are 31 and 30; and the contents show that 23 follows 30). Frag. 6 (Cairo, no. 48. 1), |
| 14 | 23 ⲭ 19 cm., is the lower portion of a single leaf. Frag. 7 (id. no. 48. ii), 10.2 ⲭ ⲓⲟ ⲥⲓⲧ, is a mere fragment |
| 15 | from the upper and inner corner of the last leaf of the work.* |
| 16 | In all the Fragments the script (see Frontispiece) is a large, bold, but not altogether even uncial, identical |
| 17 | with the script of Nos. xxi ⲥ and xxix (cp. Plate III A, B) and of Rylands Library Coptic Mss. no. 440, |
| 18 | which Crum identifies with the hand of Hyvernat, Album xxx11. Spaces have been left for stops, but none |
| 19 | have been inserted. |
| 20 | The work to which these fragments belonged was a narrative of the Death and Assumption of the Virgin |
| 21 | as related by Peter and John. Unlike the other Coptic accounts, therefore, it claims to be primary. Owing |
| 22 | to the fragmentary condition of the work, it is difficult to judge what was its relation to the narrative of |
| 23 | ‘Evodius,” or the secondary account in the Discourse of Theodosius.® Narratives of the Death and Assumption |
| 24 | attributed to Saint John are extant in Greek, Latin, Sahidic-Coptic, Syriac and Arabic,’ but with these our |
| 25 | version seems only partially to have corresponded. |
| 26 | Some particular points of interest may be noted. In Frag. 1 the appearance of Christ as a child accom- |
| 27 | panied by the Innocents seems to be a feature otherwise unknown;” in Frags. 4-5 the blessings promised |
| 28 | by Christ to those who shall honor the Virgin are peculiarly Coptic and appear in neither of the other |
| 29 | versions ; but more important, perhaps, is Frag. 6 and the incident of the Jewish priest there recorded, since |
| 30 | this seems to identify the large fragment published by Revillout® as a further portion of this work (though |
| 31 | in a different dialect). It will be seen that the two slightly overlap, and that in both the punishment inflicted |
| 32 | on this priest (loss of his arm, but not blindness) is the same. |
| 33 | ⲓ This is shown (a) by the contents, 6) by the identity 5 For these see Lagarde, Aegyptiaca, pp. 38 ff. and |
| 34 | of script and page-dimensions. Robinson, op. cit., pp. 44 ff., go ff. |
| 35 | 2 See Leipoldt, Lec., p. 390. 6 For these see Tischendorf, Apoc. Apocr., pp. xxxv ff. |
| 36 | 3 For the actual dimensions of these see ⲓ. pp. 405 f. and references. |
| 37 | (Note that sheet 304-31 is turned inside out. The true 7 See Crum, Hagiographica (P.S.B.A. ⲭⲭⲓⲭ 304). Crum |
| 38 | sequence—since fo. 30 immediately precedes fo. 23—is alone (so far as | know) has recognized the peculiar interest |
| 39 | 31, 30.) of this fragment, as also that the Leipzig fragments enume- |
| 40 | 4 The conventional ascription shows that the fragment rated above belonged to one and the same work. |
| 41 | belongs to the end of a work. The script and the use of the 8 Les Apocryphbes Coptes, pp. 58 ff. (= P.O. 11, 174). |
| 42 | plural make it probable that it belonged tothe present tract. |
| 43 | 4 |
| page 115 | |
| 44 | TEXTS RELATING TO THE VIRGIN |
| 45 | Frag. 1 (Cod. Tisch. xx1v, 49). |
| 46 | ⲡϫⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛ‐ |
| 47 | ⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ϯⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ |
| 48 | ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ϯⲣⲉϥϫⲫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 49 | ⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲩ Ka ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ |
| 50 | ⲧⲉⲥⲁⲛⲁⲗⲩⲙⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲩ Iv |
| 51 | ⲙ̃ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲩⲣⲏ |
| 52 | ⲉⲁⲩⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ‐ |
| 53 | ⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲙ ⲓⲱⲁⲡⲡⲏⲥ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟ‐ |
| 54 | ⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 55 | ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ |
| 56 | ⲉ ⲥ Wy ⲟ ⲡ ⲏ- |
| 57 | ϫⲉ ϯⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ̀ |
| 58 | ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥ ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧ‐ |
| 59 | ϩⲏⲡ ⲉⲩⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲓ̄ϯ |
| 60 | ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ Ⲟⲩⲟϩ |
| 61 | ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ |
| 62 | ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲛⲡⲓϣϯ ⲙ̃ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓ‐ |
| 63 | ⲟⲛ |
| 64 | Ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 65 | ⲓⲟ ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̃ⲣⲟⲩⲛ ⲫⲁ |
| 66 | ⲉⲧ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ‐ |
| 67 | ⲧⲉⲛ NOT |
| 68 | Ben ⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲓ |
| 69 | ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲁⲙⲁ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ[ϯ |
| 70 | I5 ⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲩϧⲁⲧⲟⲧⲥ |
| 71 | ⲁⲩⲓ̄ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ |
| 72 | ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ AMO ⲱ̄ ⲧⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 73 | pos |
| 74 | ⲛⲑⲟ]ⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲁ‐ |
| 75 | ⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲕ ⲉⲓ‐ |
| 76 | ⲡⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲙⲏϯ |
| 77 | ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲉⲩϫⲟⲗϩ |
| 78 | ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲙ̃ⲙⲁⲣ‐ |
| 79 | ⲕⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ Ⲟⲩ- |
| 80 | ϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ |
| 81 | ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓ̄ⲟ̄ |
| 82 | Ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ |
| 83 | ⲓⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲱⲁⲡⲡⲏⲥ Ⲉⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲛϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲉ̄ⲛⲁ‐ |
| 84 | ⲛⲉⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ |
| 85 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̄ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ |
| 86 | ⲙⲡⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲱ ϯ- |
| 87 | ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲁ̃ⲣⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ |
| 88 | 15 Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲉⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉⲥⲑⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏ‐ |
| 89 | ⲣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ |
| 90 | ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲕ |
| 91 | ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲁϣⲏ‐ |
| 92 | ⲣⲓ |
| 93 | 20 Ⲡ]ⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲱ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ |
| 94 | ⲛ̄ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁϯ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̃ⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ |
| 95 | ϯϯⲛⲁⲟⲗϯ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ) |
| 96 | ⲙⲙⲟ ϣⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϩ |
| 97 | Ⲟⲩ]ⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲑⲱϣ |
| 98 | 25 ⲛ̄|ⲛⲁⲓ ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̄ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲉⲑⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉ‐ |
| 99 | ⲙⲁⲕ |
| 100 | Ⲟⲩ]ⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ |
| 101 | ⲛ̄|ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲉⲧ ⲁ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲇⲏⲥ ϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ |
| 102 | ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧ ⲁⲣⲉϫⲫⲟⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥ‐ |
| 103 | 30 ⲛ]ⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ̄ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲙⲧ ⲛ̄ⲣⲏ‐ |
| 104 | ⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉ‐ |
| 105 | ⲙ]ⲏⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ |
| 106 | Ⲟ]ⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲏⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ Ⲟⲩⲟϩ |
| 107 | ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ |
| 108 | *The Departing out of the Body of the Lady of us all, the holy Theotokos, Mary, the very Mother of God, on *Recto |
| 109 | the twenty-first day of Tobi, and her holy Assumpiion on the sixteenth day of Mesuré ; according as they were re- |
| 110 | lated by Peter and John, the holy Apostles of Our Lord Jesus the Christ. In the Peace of God! Amen. |
| 111 | While the Mother of God, Mary, was dwelling retired in her cell with ten holy virgins abiding with her, |
| 112 | unto whom God was revealing great mysteries, it came to pass that, when the day of her repose, which |
| 113 | was declared unto her by the Lord, was drawn near, in the night of the twentieth day of Tobi she beheld a |
| 114 | vision. She called unto the virgins who were with her; and they came unto her and said: *“ What hath befallen |
| 115 | thee, O Mother of the Lord *ⲇⲡⲉ said: Ⲓ have seen a vision this night, as if I saw my Son in the |
| 116 | midst of certain little children clad in robes and with crowns of pearl upon their heads: wondrous to relate |
| 117 | was their glory and their honor. After that I beheld Peter and John with fine raiment in their hands. The |
| 118 | little child, who was like Jesus my Son, said unto me: ‘O woman, dost thou know who I ⲙⲓ But |
| 119 | 1 perceived that He was my son and said unto Him: ‘When [I behold thee | seem to behold Jesus, my |
| 120 | Son.” He said unto me: ‘OMy beloved Mother, I will not leave thee apart from Me, but will take thee to |
| 121 | Myself, that thou mayest rest for ever.” And I said unto Him: ‘What seek these little children who walk |
| 122 | with Thee ?’ And He said unto me: ‘These are the little children whom Herod slew, at the time when thou |
| 123 | didst bear Me into the world, thinking that he would find Me among them. For this cause do they walk |
| 124 | with Me at all times.” And I said unto Him: ‘My Lord and beloved ⲟⲡ... |
| 125 | 1 Cp. the Sah. in Robinson, Copt. Apocr. Gosp., p. 32, 11. 3 |
| 126 | 55 |
| 127 | *Verso |
| page 116 | |
| 128 | “Frag. 2 recto |
| 129 | *Verso |
| 130 | *Frag. 3 recto® |
| 131 | *Verso |
| 132 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 133 | Frag. 2 (Cod. Tisch. xxv, 22). . |
| 134 | g ϥ 3 ...ϯ |
| 135 | ............ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ |
| 136 | i ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ[ⲓⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲡⲉ‐ |
| 137 | ⲙ |
| 138 | ... ...ⲱ ⲡⲁⲙϯⲉⲛⲣ[ⲓ]ⲧ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲛ &fpi- ⲙⲁⲥ |
| 139 | ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲧⲏ]ⲣⲟⲧ ⲉⲧ ⲁϥϫⲟ- Ⲟ[ⲩ]ⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣ[ⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ |
| 140 | . - ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣ [pnt ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ |
| 141 | ⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦] Ⲟⲩⲟϩ api- ⲱ [ip |
| 142 | ⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ]ⲛ̄ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲕϩⲓⲧⲕ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̄ⲥⲕⲓⲗⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ[ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓϥ ⲉ‐ |
| 143 | ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲙ]ⲉⲥⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲟⲩ‐ ⲣⲟⲓ ⲙ̄ⲫⲟⲟⲩ |
| 144 | ⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲕ |ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏ‐ Ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲱ [ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ |
| 145 | ⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲗⲓ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̃̄ⲙⲱ‐ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓ̄ ⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ |
| 146 | ⲟⲩ] ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϫ[ⲉ ⲛ̄‐ Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲁⲛⲥⲱ[ⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 147 | ⲑ]ⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲥ[ⲱⲧ]ⲡ ⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲥⲁⲗⲡ[ⲓⲅⲝ |
| 148 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲭⲁⲧ ⲟⲓ] ⲛ- ⲉⲥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ |
| 149 | ⲉⲙⲕⲁϩⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ Xe [ⲧ]ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲟϫⲓ e TARM ϣⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ |
| 150 | Ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲓϫⲉⲥ ⲛ[ⲁϥ ϫⲉ] ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲑⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲓ̄ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ |
| 151 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ [ⲟⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄]ⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲥϫ[ⲓⲛ]ⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑ‐ |
| 152 | ⲉⲧ ⲁⲕϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ [ⲡⲉⲕ‐ ⲃⲉ ⲫ[ⲁⲓ] ani ϣ[ⲁ]ⲣⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲉⲛ ⲙ̄ⲫⲟⲟⲩ |
| 153 | ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲱ̄ [ⲧⲉⲛ]ⲙ[ⲁⲩ] |
| 154 | Frag. 3 (Cod. Tisch. xxv, 31). |
| 155 | Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲥ‐ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲑⲱϣ ⲡⲛⲁ |
| 156 | ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ [ |
| 157 | ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ‐ |
| 158 | ⲣⲟⲓ |
| 159 | Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲫ.. |
| 160 | ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲓⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲑ[ |
| 161 | ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱ]ⲧⲡ [ⲉⲃⲟⲗ] ⲛ̄ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣ‐ |
| 162 | ⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ .. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲱ[ⲟ]|ⲩ |
| 163 | ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ|ⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ‐ |
| 164 | ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ .. ⲛ|ⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓ‐ |
| 165 | ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑ-] |
| 166 | ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ] |
| 167 | ⲁⲛⲓ̄ ⲉ |
| 168 | Ⲉⲧⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ [ |
| 169 | . . ⲧⲁϥ |
| 170 | ⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ] agi pi |
| 171 | ⲛϫⲉ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦] ⲁ ϯ‐ ϯⲙ |
| 172 | ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡ|ⲁϣⲏ‐ ⲉϯ |
| 173 | ⲣ : : ϯ * * * |
| 174 | * * * |
| 175 | ϯ * * * * * |
| 176 | ...ⲉ said unto me:* ...Ⲟ my beloved brother, remember all those things which the Lord spake. And |
| 177 | remember that it was thou who didst rest upon His bosom : He revealed unto thee all His mysteries ;? there |
| 178 | is none that knoweth them but thou and He. For thou art His chosen virgin; and as for me, He did not leave |
| 179 | me sorrowful, when I said unto Him:* “My Lord and my God, [show unto me ?] those things which Thou |
| 180 | hast spoken to John thy Beloved...” |
| 181 | * * |
| 182 | * * * * |
| 183 | ..."Mary and the virgins who were with her. And the holy Virgin said unto them: “What is this great |
| 184 | disturbance which ye cause me today ?”” They said unto her: Ⲟ our holy Mother, we would not have come |
| 185 | forth to this place; but in this night we heard a sound of a great trumpet which cried saying: ‘Arise, haste ye |
| 186 | to Jerusalem, unto Mary the Mother of the Christ, for the day of her departure is come.” For this cause are we |
| 187 | all come unto thee today, O our Mother.”’? |
| 188 | *And she marveled greatly when she heard the chosen (?) virgins. And she said unto them: “Let us go (?) to |
| 189 | pray.” When they had prayed, they were speaking unto the virgins who were with her.” [And while they |
| 190 | conversed] together, [lo, the Lord jesus the Christ] came. [And] the [Virgin said unto Him]: “My Son. . . |
| 191 | * * * |
| 192 | ϫ ⲕ ϫ |
| 193 | ⲉ (?) of my. . .from Peter. . . guide them unto me. He said unto me. . . that thou mayest |
| 194 | do it...when I (7) come. .. |
| 195 | * ϫ ⲕ ⲙ * * |
| 196 | ⲓ sc. Peter to john. 2 Cp. John x111, 23. 5 The text of the verso differs only slightly from the |
| 197 | 3 The reference may be to the Coptic Mysteries of S. version of Theodosius (Robinson, Copt. Apocr. Gosp., p. 98). |
| 198 | Jobn (ed. Budge, Copt. Apocrypha, pp. 50 ff., 241 ff.), or 6 Frags. 2 and 3 belong to consecutive leaves. The re- |
| 199 | (loosely) to the Revelation. stored translation is of course highly conjectural. |
| 200 | 4 The reference can hardly be to S. John xm, 24 and 7 i.e. the ten mentioned above in Frag. 1: the virgins |
| 201 | may be apocryphal. who now visit Mary are a distinct body. |
| 202 | 56 |
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| 203 | TEXTS RELATING ⲧⲟ THE VIRGIN |
| 204 | Frag. 4 (Cod. Tisch. xxv, 30). |
| 205 | Ϫⲉ ⲫⲱⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕ‐ |
| 206 | ⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲅϯⲁ]ⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ[ⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩ‐ |
| 207 | ⲁⲃ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ [ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ |
| 208 | ⲁⲙⲏⲙ |
| 209 | Ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ [ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉϥ‐ |
| 210 | ϫⲱ ⲙ̃ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲱ ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ [ⲙⲡⲁⲣ‐ |
| 211 | ⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ ( ⲉⲣⲉ)ⲉⲣⲁⲡ[ⲉ̄‐ |
| 212 | ⲧⲓⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ |
| 213 | ne |
| 214 | 10 Ⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩ- |
| 215 | ⲛⲁϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ |
| 216 | ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲩⲥ[ⲟⲃϯ) |
| 217 | [ⲛ]ⲛⲓⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ̃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲣⲁⲛ[ |
| 218 | Pin ⲉⲓⲧⲛⲁϭⲟ ⲙ̃ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧ .[ |
| 219 | ⲕ * ⲙ |
| 220 | Frag. 5 (Cod. Tisch. xxv, 23). |
| 221 | ⲕ ⲙ * |
| 222 | Ϥ︦... |
| 223 | ⲗⲁⲭ[ⲙⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϯⲛⲁϯ |
| 224 | ϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ [ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲣ︦ ⲛ̄ⲕⲱⲃ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁ‐ |
| 225 | ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ |
| 226 | 5 Pr ⲉⲑⲛⲁϥ[ⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁ ϯⲡⲣⲟⲥ‐ |
| 227 | ⲫⲟⲣⲁ ile |
| 228 | ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ |
| 229 | I€ ⲟⲩⲛⲉ[ |
| 230 | ϩⲗⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁ |
| 231 | ⲓⲟ ϥⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲟⲩ[ |
| 232 | ϣⲁ ⲫⲓ |
| 233 | ⲙ̄ⲙ |
| 234 | ⲙⲡ[ |
| 235 | * : |
| 236 | Ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ‐ |
| 237 | ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ|ⲧⲉϥⲓⲣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉ[ⲑ]ⲛⲁⲡⲉϥ |
| 238 | ⲛⲧ|ⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩ‐ |
| 239 | ⲁⲃ] |
| 240 | 5ⲧⲦⲛⲁ]ⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ ⲡϫⲱⲙ ⲙ̄‐ |
| 241 | ⲡⲱ]ⲛϧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ é- |
| 242 | ⲧ ⲁⲩⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲉⲭⲁⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ |
| 243 | ⲁ]ⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 244 | Ⲫϯ]ⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϥⲓ ⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲉⲩⲁⲅ‐ |
| 245 | ⲡⲟ ⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲓ̄ⲉ̄ ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ |
| 246 | ⲛ]ⲁⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 247 | ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ |
| 248 | I€ ⲛϫⲱⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩ[ⲁⲃ |
| 249 | ϯⲛⲁ]ⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ϯⲉ[ⲕ]ⲕ[ⲗⲏ‐ |
| 250 | ⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲱ]ⲟⲩϯ[......[ |
| 251 | * ⲕ * |
| 252 | . . ⲣ |
| 253 | . . . ⲑⲱⲧ |
| 254 | ⲙⲧ |
| 255 | . . ]ⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲁⲫⲉ |
| 256 | 5 ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲏⲣϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϣⲏ‐ |
| 257 | ⲣⲓ ⲁⲥⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲥ]ⲟⲩ RX ⲙ̃ⲡⲓ‐ |
| 258 | ⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲧⲱⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϯⲙⲁϯ] ⲙ̃ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁ‐ |
| 259 | ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲉⲡⲟ]ⲩⲣⲁ‐ |
| 260 | ⲛⲓⲟⲛ] |
| 261 | 10 Ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ] ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 262 | ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ Ⲓⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ |
| 263 | ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ... ⲉⲃ]ⲟⲗ |
| 264 | ϯ. ⲉ |
| 265 | Im |
| 266 | “..."For the glory belongeth unto Thee with Thy good Father and the Holy Spirit for ever and ever. |
| 267 | ⲓ |
| 268 | Amen. |
| 269 | Then answered Our Lord Jesus the Christ saying: “O My Virgin Mother, all things which thou shalt ask, |
| 270 | shall be done for thee. | say unto thee that in all places wherein My Name shall be preached throughout |
| 271 | the whole world, when they shall build Churches in thy name, he who shall expend that which. . . |
| 272 | *He who shall take care in his heart to do a good deed and write thy holy life—I will write his name in |
| 273 | the Book of Life; and every sin which he hath committed, I will forgive him: I am the Lord. He who shall |
| 274 | take care for My holy Gospels, or the words of My Apostles and My chosen Prophets, or the books of the |
| 275 | holy Scriptures—I will set him in the Church [of the Congregation (7)... |
| 276 | . . .[Whosoever shall give] “a crust of bread in thy name, I will requite him an hundred-fold (7) in My |
| 277 | Kingdom. He who shall take care for the Offering, or. . vessels, ora...” |
| 278 | *...(L 4) [she bowed ?] her head down into the bosom of her Son and fell asleep on the twenty-first day of |
| 279 | the month Tobi, according to the good pleasure of Him Who shall come in heavenly glory. Now after all |
| 280 | these things Our Savior said: “Haste ⲩⲉ... |
| 281 | compare the Ethiopic Covenant of Mercy (Budge, Legends |
| 282 | of Our Lady Mary, pp. 57f.). |
| 283 | 2 sec. the Eucharist and the eucharistic vessels. |
| 284 | 3 The passage is parallel to the Theodosian narrative |
| 285 | (Robinson, op. cit., p. 110). |
| 286 | 57 |
| 287 | 1 The prayer of the Virgin here ended is parallel to |
| 288 | the prayer in the Theodosian version (Robinson, op. cit., |
| 289 | p. 110), where however there is nothing corresponding to the |
| 290 | promises of Christ which here follow. For these promises |
| 291 | * Frag. 4 recto |
| 292 | * Verso |
| 293 | * Frag. § recto |
| 294 | * Verso |
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| 295 | * Frag. 6 recto |
| 296 | * Verso |
| 297 | * Frag. 7 recto |
| 298 | * Verso |
| 299 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 300 | Frag. 6 (Cairo, no. 48. i). |
| 301 | * ⲙ |
| 302 | veo] ⲁⲛϩⲱⲥ ϧⲁϫⲱϥ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 303 | ϩⲱⲇⲏ ⲙⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ |
| 304 | Hor ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ ⲡⲓⲙ̄ϩⲁⲩ[ |
| 305 | ⲡⲁⲥϩⲱⲗ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲡϩⲏ[ⲧ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓⲁⲣ‐ |
| 306 | ⲭⲏⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛ[ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ |
| 307 | ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲛϧⲱⲧⲉ[ⲃ ⲛ̄ⲛⲏ |
| 308 | ⲉⲧϥⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ Ⲟⲩⲟ[ϩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲛ‐ |
| 309 | ⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 310 | ⲭⲣⲱⲙ |
| 311 | Ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ[ⲉⲙ‐ |
| 312 | ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲛ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ [ⲇⲉ |
| 313 | ⲁⲛⲭⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ [ⲡⲓ‐ |
| 314 | ⲥⲗⲟϫ Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲫⲱⲧ |
| 315 | Ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁ̀ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲣ[ⲉⲛ |
| 316 | ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ϣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ |
| 317 | ⲛ̄ⲣⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ |
| 318 | SE HH ⲉⲑⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ |
| 319 | Frag. 7 (Cairo, no. 48. ii). |
| 320 | ⲃⲉⲛ eve ⲡⲓ[ |
| 321 | ⲁⲩϫⲉⲙϥ ϧⲉⲛ |
| 322 | ⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲙⲙ |
| 323 | ϣⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉ‐ |
| 324 | ⲃⲟⲗ |
| 325 | Ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲱⲛ aném[s |
| 326 | ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ |
| 327 | ... ⲉ. |
| 328 | ⲙ * * |
| 329 | =n |
| 330 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲟⲣϣⲉⲣ ⲫ[ⲙⲏϣ |
| 331 | ⲧⲏⲣϥ] ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ |
| 332 | ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲥ]ⲱⲙⲁ ⲛϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ |
| 333 | ⲡⲉ] |
| 334 | Ⲛⲓ ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛ[ⲁ]ⲩ ϫⲉ |
| 335 | ⲁ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ |
| 336 | ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ asi ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲕ ⲙⲁ) |
| 337 | ⲉⲧⲉ] ⲛⲁⲩⲭⲏⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁⲩⲟϩⲓ ⲉ‐ |
| 338 | ⲣⲁⲧ|ⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉ‐ |
| 339 | ⲛ]ⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ̀ |
| 340 | Pals ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ ⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲛⲁϩ ⲥⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ |
| 341 | ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̄ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟ‐ |
| 342 | ⲗⲟⲥ ⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲓ̄ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ |
| 343 | ⲁϥϯϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ |
| 344 | Xe ⲱ̄ ⲛⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲡⲁϩϯ |
| 345 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ Agi ϣⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉϥ‐ |
| 346 | ⲡⲑⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛ̄ⲡⲛⲓϩϯⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩ‐ |
| 347 | ⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧ]ⲓⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏ‐ |
| 348 | ⲣⲟⲩ] |
| 349 | Ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲓⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϫⲟⲙ |
| 350 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲡⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 351 | ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ ⲛ̄ⲡⲓⲭ]ⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ |
| 352 | ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛ]ⲉϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ |
| 353 | ⲁⲙⲏⲛ] |
| 354 | ⲕ * ⲕ |
| 355 | * * * * ⲕ ⲝ |
| 356 | ...Ⲗⲉ sang over it (sc. the body of the Virgin) a spiritual song. But as we were going out to the tomb, it |
| 357 | (the song) reached the heart of the chief priests.! They said to one another: “Come, let us slay them who |
| 358 | carry her body and let us burn her body with fire.” Now they, the lawless men, pursued after us; and we |
| 359 | set down her body together with the bier and fled. But as for them, the Lord cast blindness upon them |
| 360 | (all) save one of them, that he might be a witness of those things which were to happen. |
| 361 | ⲕ * % * * * |
| 362 | ...ⲁⲛ (the fire?) destroyed the multitude, even unto the resting-place of the body of the holy Virgin. |
| 363 | But when the Apostles saw that the Jews were retreated, they arose and came forth from the place wherein |
| 364 | they were hiding. And when the man, whose arm was torn off, saw the Apostles, his courage returned unto |
| 365 | him, and he besought them, saying: Ⲟ my lords, have pity upon my unbelief.” And he came to Peter weeping |
| 366 | and (saying). ..3 |
| 367 | ...%every [one] whom the. ..He was found in. ..... Who is. . . unto the rest. We also knew [...] which |
| 368 | was come to ⲣ... |
| 369 | For He is the Lord of the *Greeks together with all the Christians;® He unto Whom belongeth might |
| 370 | and power and honor and glory, Christ, the Very God of the Christians, for ever and ever. Amen. |
| 371 | and carried on in the fragment published by Revillout |
| 372 | (see above, pp. 55 f.). The Theodosian narrative (Robinson, |
| 373 | ⲣ. 118) does not mention the man who escaped blindness. |
| 374 | 4 Perhaps parallel to Revillout’s text, op. ct., p. 66, 1. 14. |
| 375 | 5 Cp. Romans x, 12. |
| 376 | 1 The chief-priests are mentioned in this context in a |
| 377 | Sahidic fragment (Robinson, Copt. Apocr. Gosp., pp. 78f.). |
| 378 | 2 The Jews are smitten with fire in the narrative of the |
| 379 | Assumption of Theodosius (0p. cit., pp. 118 1.). |
| 380 | 3 The report of the incident is taken up at this point |
| 381 | 58 |
| page 119 | |
| 382 | TEXTS RELATING ⲧⲟ THE VIRGIN |
Provenance
- title
- Evelyn-White, The Monasteries of the Wâdi ’n Natrûn, Part I: New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (1926) — OCR
- dialect
- mixed
- source
- corpus/incoming/w-boh-evelyn-white-wadi-natrun-i-1926/monasteriesofwdi01evel.pdf (staged 2026-09-23 by worker W-BOH; provenance, terms as fetched and SHA-256 in corpus/incoming/w-boh-evelyn-white-wadi-natrun-i-1926/README.md); OCR by tools/batch_ocr.py (A5d, tools/run_a5d.sh), model coptic+eng; page files: L0/ocr/Incoming/monasteriesofwdi01evel/pages
- licence
- public domain — Hugh G. Evelyn-White (d. 1924), completed by W. Hauser (d. 1959) and W. E. Crum (d. 1944), The Monasteries of the Wâdi ’n Natrûn, Part I: New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Expedition 1926; public domain in the United States by age (published before 1930) AND in Canada by the LICENCES.md §7 author-death-year rule (died ≤ 1971); scan from archive.org, identifier monasteriesofwdi01evel, fetched 2026-09-23; the item states: nothing — no licenseurl, no rights, no possible-copyright-status (Princeton Theological Seminary Library scan; the alternate copy monasteriesofwad0000evel states nothing either; the Met's own MetPublications page could not be read by script, HTTP 429)
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- tesseract coptic+eng (models/coptic.traineddata v3c), 300 dpi, psm 3, 476 of 476 pages, mean word confidence 80.8 (Tesseract's own figure — NOT a CER, CLAUDE.md §1.3); apparatus language eng (genre_map). Raw page text: the edition's apparatus, translation and running heads are interleaved with the Coptic, and a Greek or Latin word can come out as Coptic letters. `=== page N ===` markers are PDF pages
- file
- Hagiography/New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Evelyn-White 1926)/Evelyn-White, The Monasteries of the Wâdi ’n Natrûn, Part I- New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (1926.ocr.L0.txt
L0 witness (OCR)
Cite as:
VIII B. Saints Peter and John, The Death and Assumption of the Virgin — lines 7683–8202, pdf pp. 114-119 (Evelyn-White, The Monasteries of the Wâdi ’n Natrûn, Part I: New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (1926) — OCR). corpus/incoming/w-boh-evelyn-white-wadi-natrun-i-1926/monasteriesofwdi01evel.pdf (staged 2026-09-23 by worker W-BOH; provenance, terms as fetched and SHA-256 in corpus/incoming/w-boh-evelyn-white-wadi-natrun-i-1926/README.md); OCR by tools/batch_ocr.py (A5d, tools/run_a5d.sh), model coptic+eng; page files: L0/ocr/Incoming/monasteriesofwdi01evel/pages. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/hagiography/new-coptic-texts-from-the-monastery-of-saint-macarius-evelyn-white-1926/evelyn-white-the-monasteries-of-the-wadi-n-natrun-part-i-new-coptic-texts-from-t-69082f/L7683-8202/.
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